TAIPEI: Taiwan stocks traded flat on Friday, with TSMC falling after the top contract chip maker’s earnings declined in the third-quarter and the company cut 2015 full-year capital expenditure.
As of 0119 GMT, the main TAIEX index was nearly unchanged at 8,598.09, trailing other regional bourses.
The index closed up 0.9 percent at 8,601.52 in the previous session.
The electronics subindex fell 0.3 percent, while the financials subindex gained 0.6 percent.